Overall College Completion Rate Rises in 43 States; Top-to-Bottom Gap Narrows
Review state-by-state details of the Completing College State Report.
National Six-Year and Eight-Year College Completion Rates Reach New Highs, 59.7% and 61.8%, Respectively
Completion Rates Increased Across All Types of Institutions HERNDON, VA—(Dec. 10, 2019)–The overall national six-year completion rate reached 59.7% for the fall 2013 entering cohort, and the eight-year completion rate increased to 61.8% for the 2011 entering...Nearly 1 Million Students with Some College Returned and Earned a Degree Since 2014
“Some College, No Degree” Report Reveals 3.5 Million Americans with Some College Have High Potential to Return and Finish College WASHINGTON, DC (Oct. 30, 2019)—The United States saw nearly one million former students, in just five years, return to postsecondary...EAB and Clearinghouse Partner to Boost College Degree Completion
Combination of Clearinghouse data and EAB expertise will help more students earn bachelor’s degrees Washington, DC (July 22, 2019) — 39.6 percent of the nation’s learners who started college in 2010 did not earn an undergraduate degree or certificate after eight...Completing College: A State-Level View of Student Completion Rates Includes for the First-Time, Race and Ethnicity Outcomes for Four-Year Public Institutions
HERNDON, VA (March 6, 2019) National results show that college completion patterns among Black, Hispanic, white, and Asian four-year, public starters vary widely across states, according to a new nationwide report released today by the National Student Clearinghouse...60 Percent of All College Students Graduate with a Bachelor’s, Associate or Certificate Degree within Eight Years
At four-year public colleges, 69 percent of all starters graduated in eight years HERNDON, VA – (Feb. 12, 2019)–The nation’s postsecondary students who started college in 2010 at a two-year or a four-year college pushed their combined overall completion...Fewer Students Transferring from Community Colleges to Four-year Institutions
Fewer students are transferring from community colleges to four-year colleges and universities, according to a new Signature Report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Annual Persistence and Retention Report, Featuring Race and Ethnicity Data for the First Time, Reveals Wide Gaps
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released today its annual Persistence and Retention Snapshot Report. The report, which includes race and ethnicity data for the first time, details wide gaps in first-year persistence and retention rates.
Research Center Releases Report by Race and Ethnicity Showing Large Gaps in College Completion Rates
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center today released a new report, Completing College: A National View of Student Attainment Rates by Race and Ethnicity – Fall 2010 Cohort. This report is the first use by the Research Center of a new nationally representative sample of students, enabling the national results released in December, 2016 to be disaggregated by race and ethnicity.